thanks doc.
I am replacing both caps on the headphone output with a single 33uf Auricap. I figured the value was critical and this was as close as i could come to the 34uf total. Actually the guy I spoke to at Audience measured a few 33uf caps while I was on the phone and they all averaged around 33.5 -34uf....can't get much closer than that. I just direct swapped the 1uf on the preamp out with a 1uf Auricap. The 1uf caps are $7 each but the 33uf are $60.00 a piece. I debated that for a while, but I knew I would do it eventually so I just went for it since I had the cash. I am putting those in right off the bat so I will not be able to compare the supplied caps with the Auricaps, but I have used Auricaps before in a few CD player outputs and they make a noticable improvement...more dramatic than many cable swaps I have done. They increase the 3D aspect of good recordings and the sweeten and extend the upper ranges on most every record. They are nearly as sweet as Jensen aluminums, and they have a quicker, punchier bass....the Jensen's come off as boomy and slow in comparison.
I ordered 22K and 27K carbon comp resistors so I will slap in the 22K as you suggest.
The resistors and the big Auricaps are due to arive on Tuesday, so I sould be finished by the end of next week latest.
Thanks again for such a fun and rewarding project.
Rob